Celebration

This evening we celebrated my mother-in-law's birthday as well as Father's Day, both of which fall on the same day this year. My food friend, Suzanne, has an award-winning frosting recipe, Chocolate Caramel Ganache, that I've long wanted to try. When my MIL said she would like a yellow cake with chocolate frosting, I knew I had the opportunity I'd been seeking. I then remembered that Suzanne also has a fine recipe for tender yellow cake, another of hers on my to-do list. Perfect! And perfect they were. This cake was outstanding, truly delicious, especially the frosting. Gah! You make a chocolate caramel sauce which you stir into a ganache and then whip the whole thing. Divine.

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And there's leftover chocolate caramel which, because we also tried this, is fabulous atop vanilla ice cream (get Talenti brand Vanilla Bean if you can find it; the best).

Because it's also important to actually eat dinner too, I made my Zucchini, Beef and Pistachio-Yogurt Casserole as well as a platter of Lemony Green Beans (the pictures are dreadful so use your imagination). We all dined well and are destined for early bedtimes tonight.

Lots of beach and sun today, a little bit of work done too. Home tomorrow or Friday and then back to it!

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